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Fol. Biol. 2000, 46, 113-118

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2000046030113

Synthetic Hydrogel Capacity to Induce Formation of Foreign-Body Giant Multinucleate Cells Differs in Vivo and in Vitro

Karel Smetana, Jr.1,2, Z. Holíková1, U. Seitzer3, H. Haas4, J. Vacík2

1Charles University, 1st Faculty o f Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
3Division of Immunology and Cell Biology, Research Center Borstel, Germany
4Division of Clinical Medicine, Research Center Borstel, Germany

Received November 11, 1999
Accepted March 15, 2000

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